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Woman's belt
French
1971
Medium/Technique
stainless steel with ball bearings
Dimensions
Height x depth x circumference: 6 x 1 x 75 cm (2 3/8 x 3/8 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Karen and Michael Rotenberg
Accession Number2010.305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionA wide flat band of metal shaped into an oval to be worn around the waist is decorated in the front by a buckle and a line of seven ball bearings, each with a gold tone center, that suggest the holes of a belt, but are used to hold the buckle making the belt adjustable.
Provenance1971, purchased by Karen Rotenberg, Boston, in Paris; gift of Rotenberg and her husband Michael to the MFA (Accession date: April 14, 2010)